Saudi International Airshow postponed amid ongoing coronavirus threat

Saudi International Airshow postponed amid ongoing coronavirus threat

The second edition of the Saudi International Airshow, scheduled to take place in Riyadh early next year, has been postponed due to ongoing concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Saudi Aviation Club announced the postponement of the event, officially named the International Expo for Aviation and Space.

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Scheduled to take place at Riyadh-based Al-Thimama Airport, organisers said the decision had been taken because of "the safety of participants and visitors amid the resurgence of a second wave of coronavirus in a number of countries".

They added in a statement published by Saudi Press Agency that recent lockdowns of international borders had led to a "worldwide recession in the industry in addition to negative impact on the global transport traffic and economy in general and the aviation sector in particular".

The Saudi Aviation Club said it had previously received confirmation from as many as 500 local and overseas exhibitors but added that some companies had "expressed reservation" about the event due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis "as well as the difficulty of transport and financial impact on those companies".

The first Saudi International Airshow